Art must take reality by surprise.

Art must take reality by surprise.

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.

Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.

We must learn to tailor our concepts to fit reality, instead of trying to stuff reality into our concepts.

We must learn to tailor our concepts to fit reality, instead of trying to stuff reality into our concepts.

And castels buylt above in lofty skies,
Which never yet had good foundation.

And castels buylt above in lofty skies,
Which never yet had good foundation.

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.

Imagination is the air of mind.

Imagination is the air of mind.

The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in read more

The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes.

Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: read more

Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: "You must, if " and the "if" stands for man's choice

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces read more

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.